一 (yī) · one

一 (yī) means “one”. It is a single picture-like unit with 1 stroke, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 一 into its parts

What 一 is made of

一 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 1 strokes.

Origin hint: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

一 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 一

• 一半yībànhalf
• 一会儿yīhuìra moment
• 一块儿yīkuàirtogether
• 一下儿yīxiàra little while
• 一样yīyàngsame
• 一边yībiānone side
• 一点儿yīdiǎnra little
• 一起yīqǐtogether
• 一些yīxiēsome
• 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
• 不一会儿bùyīhuìrbefore long
• 一部分yībùfenpart
• 一定yīdìngcertainly
• 一共yīgòngin total
• 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
• 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
• 一般yībānusually
• 一点点yīdiǎndiǎna little bit
• 一生yīshēngall one's life
• 一直yīzhístraight
• 进一步jìnyībùfurther
• 另一方面lìng yī fāngmiànon the other hand
• 一切yīqièeverything
• 一方面yīfāngmiànon the one hand
• 统一tǒngyīunified
• 万一wànyījust in case
• 一律yīlǜall
• 一再yīzàirepeatedly
• 一致yīzhìconsistent
• 一般来说yībān lái shuōgenerally speaking
• 之一zhīyīone of
• 第一dìyīfirst
• 一下yīxiàa bit (after a verb)
• 唯一wéiyīonly
• 一辈子yíbèizia lifetime
• 一旦yídànonce
• 不屑一顾bùxièyīgùto think something not worth a glance
• 一度yīdùfor a time
• 一帆风顺yīfānfēngshùnplain sailing
• 一贯yīguànconsistent
• 一举两得yījǔliǎngdéto kill two birds with one stone
• 一流yīliúfirst-rate
• 一目了然yīmùliǎoránclear at a glance
• 一如既往yīrújìwǎngjust as always
• 一丝不苟yīsībùgǒumeticulous
• 一向yīxiàngalways

Quick facts

Questions about 一